Belgian Congo. Currency vignettes. Steel. Imprints of American Bank Note Company. A wonderful pair of currency vignettes used on a scarce 50 Franc note issued in the early 1940s (Pick-16).
The first plate is 4 x 4.5 inches, and features the portrait of a woman with traditional hairstyle and adornment. A lovely African portrait used on the face of the note.
The second plate is horizontally aligned, and 5.5 x 4.25 inches. This features the primary vignette of used on the back of the same note, featuring a prowling leopard walking left through the jungle. A nicely patched pair, both featuring the identity of the client, "Banque du Congo Belge" imprinted in the steel below the vignette. Both plates are bright and lustrous medium steel gray with soft olive and gold toning. Two nice art pieces in their own right, but better as a pair representing this scarce currency issue. (Total: 2 pieces)
Engraved Identification Number: SPECIAL-V-64093 and SPECIAL V-63681.
Mark of John Sellers and Sons, Sheffield, England on back for both.
This interesting and worthwhile items, all being one of kind, items that may never be available again.
